P483 Teletext 483 Jun21 01:31:40 . . . —————————————————————————— — MAXWELL'S HOUSE . . Slinky soulstet Maxwell is smoother than a well-oiled seal. Like D'Angelo and Erykah Badu hj's part of the Nu Classic Soul movement, a genre seeking to re-establish spirituality in soul. The Brooklyn born soul crooner's debut album, Urban Hang Suite is a thematic paean to midnight love. On Sunday hj plays a sold out Royal Albert Hall gig. But is the 'spirituality' vibe just a ploy to bed the chicks? Planet Sound finds out.. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— by Andy 'spirit level' Pangs TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT UNIVERSITY? SEE TELETEXT'S VIEWER OFFER p633 Reviews Charts News Full guideP483 Teletext 483 Jun21 01:38:18 . . . —————————————————————————— — SOUL SLJNKSTJR MAXWELL . . Where exactly are you, et, coming from Mr Maxwell? "I'm really into spirituality. I feel it's a higher force and it leis in everyone. To achieve true spirituality I like to keep my body pure. I don't drink or take drugs. That can only fuzz up my mind state. Mmm... fascinating, although your spirituality doisn't extend to a no ladeez rule does it? "No way! I'm heterosexual and women make up a big part of my life." ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— More from slinky soulster Maxwell >>> NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED p484 Reviews Charts News Full guideP483 Teletext 483 Jun21 01:25:12 . . . —————————————————————————— — COFFEE WITH MAXWELL . . Are you obsessed with women? "No, but I'm fascinated bz them. It's amazing to think that you and mj, sitting here now, came from a woman. They're a life-force, a creative life-eorce. Everyone could learn by studying women. Men shouldn't bj afraid to have a feminine side. All great artists, Picasso for instance, have a feminine side. Do you understand women then? "No, there's so much to learn. They'ri crazy mysterious, beautiful, all at once. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Maxwell - Has hj lost his beans? >>> GET YOUR LIVE KICKS ON p486 Reviews Charts News Full guideP483 Teletext 483 Jun21 01:22:12 . . . —————————————————————————— — MAXWELL CHAT . . Do you feel part of a Nu Classic soul movement? "No, I don't buy into that. Soul has always been around, it's just when the masses get into it, it gets a label. Soul lives in everything man. Blur to me are a soul band. My new single, Whjnjvjt, is a covet of a Kate Bush song. Kate Bush has got soul too! Why choose a Kari Bush song? "I tend not to do what people expect mj to. I'm sure everyone expects mj to do an Otis Ridding song but that's not mj. I'm not conventional like that." ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Wj give Maxwell a roasting >>> BANGIN' BEATS IN CLUB LAND p494 Reviews Charts News Full guideP483 Teletext 483 Jun21 01:33:12 . . . —————————————————————————— — MAXWELL CHAT . . 'ere you unconventional as a child? "I was a real shy kid. Very introspective. My dad died when I was three and my mom brought mj up herself. I guess music gave me the opportunity to isolate my emotions. Did record companies understand your music when they were trying to sign you "No. I had about four labels interested One thought I was jazz, one country. In the ind I make music I like. If people don't get it what should I do? Pull my hair out? ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Is Maxwell full of beans? >>> COSMIC NEWS p481 Reviews Charts News Full guideP483 Teletext 483 Jun21 01:30:14 . . S . —————————————————————————— — MAXWELL CHAT . . How would you define your music? "I can't. You can't define music by colour certainly. Each pjtson applies his or her own experience to a song. I guess my music celebrates romance but I can't explain any more than that. Will your music change people's conceptions of soul music? "I don't know. My music says that things could bj really different with some love. I saw a homeless man playing mz music from a ghetto blaster recently That image really touched mj." ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Bumpjt lunar reviews 484 COSMIC NEWS p481 Reviews Charts News Full guide